Wednesday, 30 December 2009
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Gibberish rock song
This clip from 1972 is an Italian actor called Adriano Celentano singing a song with nonsense lyrics that supposedly mimic how English sounds to foreigners. It's surprisingly catchy.
The setup can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU4w12oDjn8
Despite knowing there's no meaning to the words you can't help looking for familiar sounds. I'll swear they mentioned frozen pizza at one point...
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
It's A Kind Of Magic
But what kind? Please supply your own adjectives. You may even want to make some up.
I'll be very disappointed if this is a spoof...
(Thanks to http://www.robertpopper.com and http://twitter.com/glinner)
Thursday, 3 December 2009
Wednesday, 2 December 2009
The Original Fail Whale
It's hard to believe anyone thought this was a good idea...
Phil Brown gets humiliated by Jeff Stelling!
"Why do all my friends call you a loser?" - brilliant!
Tuesday, 1 December 2009
A new hero!
http://www.tackfilm.se/en/?id=1259685093045RA99
It might take a while to load, but it's worth the wait!
You'll never guess who the hero is...
Friday, 27 November 2009
Oh My Gosh! (x27)
The first seven seconds are quite impressive.
Unfortunately she wasn't rendered speechless by her achievement...
Friday, 20 November 2009
Origami hats for the faces on the money
Just thought I'd share.
Pity there's no Van Morrison from the old 5 punt note (http://aes.iupui.edu/rwise/banknotes/ireland_republic/irr071_f.jpg)
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Monday, 16 November 2009
Mystery Google: Get Somebody Else’s Search Result
This is nicely random. So far I've been told about my future husband and that Jesus loves me.
Fantasy Football League - Funniest World Cup Moment Ever!
Apparently Gerald Sinstadt suggested using Nessun Dorma for BBC's Italia 90 coverage. Although I've no idea which film he got the idea from...
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Thursday, 12 November 2009
French and Irish fall out over ‘box’ incident
These letters were leaked today showing a major breakdown in communication between the French Government and the Irish over the upcoming World Cup qualifying play-off. There’s now a full-blown diplomatic row brewing.
Bill for Taoiseach!
Prancing Men from 1987
If Jedward were to do this routine on Saturday night I'm sure they'd be safe for at least another week...
Sunday, 25 October 2009
Friday, 23 October 2009
Cassetteboy vs Nick Griffin vs Question Time
This didn't take long! Good work fella.
CassetteBoy has form too. In case you haven't seen it before, his take on The Apprentice really shouldn't be missed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxi6QDwQyLU
Enjoy!
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Drunk Guy Needs More Beer
There's a few versions of this doing the rounds with better pictures, but this is the only one I found with the original sound. He helpfully provides his own commentary.
If you want to see just how tenacious the guy really is, the full 11 mins can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5c6bjVXLdBM
I'll try and dig out footage of his subsequent visit to Abrakebabra and buying petrol on the way home..
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
See how long this takes to give you a headache!
Woah!
You can move your mouse over the image to slow down the nausea.
www.hybridmoment.com by rafaël rozendaal
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Letters of Note -- Mick Jagger & Andy Warhol
I can't quite imagine Mick Jagger sat at a typewriter doing this himself - particularly as there's no mistakes! I wonder what letters from Keith would look like?
Anyway, this is from a fascinating blog with all sorts of letters. This rant about Elvis Presley in 1956 is pretty good (http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/striptease-with-clothes-on.html). There's also an open letter from Bill Gates moaning about software piracy in 1976 (http://www.lettersofnote.com/2009/10/most-of-you-steal-your-software.html).
Worth a read...
Monday, 12 October 2009
Friday, 2 October 2009
Robin Cooper & family v The Telemarketer
A work of genius!
Robin Cooper (AKA Robert Popper) wrote the brilliant 'Timewaster Letters' books, but also likes to do the same with phone calls. There are more examples here: http://www.robincooper.co.uk/
Enjoy!
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Doctors implant tooth into eye to restore sight
I never expected that a blind person would literally give their eye-teeth to see again, but this unlikely sounding swap appears to have finally happened in Miami.
A tooth is removed, an artificial lens placed into it and it is then put over the eye to allow light back onto the retina. A synthetic base for the lens would be rejected by the body, but I imagine any bit of bone might work as well as a tooth.
I heard the patient in the video being interviewed on Radio 5 yesterday evening and despite the Frankenstein approach it's clearly changed her life. Perhaps it will be toenails for the deaf next?
Saturday, 19 September 2009
The Hollow Mask Illusion: Beyond Charlie Chaplin
I've seen this optical illusion once before, but never quite as clearly. Plus the commentary really helps explain what's happening.
So, is it simply our expectation that faces are convex rather than concave, or is there something more compex going on?
Thursday, 17 September 2009
How to saber a bottle of champagne
I've never seen this done before, but it's quite impressive.
Having said that, it seems like an awful waste of alcohol. I wonder if it works on Pomagne as a cheap way to practice?
Hidden circles illusion
It took me a few moments, but the circles on the far left & right seem easier to spot. Maybe because the shading on the square is more symmetrical.
Richard Wiseman has more on his site: http://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/battle-of-the-clever-stuff-3/
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Botfly maggot removed from head
Since watching this I can't stop scratching my head!
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
No Need To Apologize
The old ones are sometimes the best.
No doubt he's the new housewives favourite.
Monday, 7 September 2009
Workers Of The World, Meet Your Robot Replacements
Brilliant piece of lateral thinking - don't go looking for stock in a warehouse, let it come to you.
I wonder if they can bring tea & biscuits too?
GSOH Definitely Required
I notice match.com are currently running ads highlighting the millions of "hot men" on their books. Perhaps these guys have moved there after blaming VideoMate for their lack of success?
Yet another gem from Robert Popper
Sunday, 6 September 2009
Drum Machine
Enjoy!
Edit: It looks like you can't link to the video directly, so click this link: www.albinoblacksheep.com
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Woman tries to shoot down plane for being too noisy
I've long suspected that airport security is often more for show than a real anti-terror measure.
Coming back from Brisbane last year I had two jars of New Zealand Marmite confiscated in case I "smeared it on something" - like toast perhaps? Meanwhile this kind of nonsense is going on.
It may only have been a small local airport, but it doesn't sound like she bothered to hide her intentions on the way through! At least she's now free to have another go. Perhaps next time she can call and book an appointment to give security a fighting chance...
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Seven Days Is Too Long - Chuck Wood
A couple of days ago I was in the car listening to Dexy's first album "Searching For The Young Soul Rebels" and was inspired to track down the original version of one of the best tracks, "Seven Days Too Long".
It turns out it's a bit of a Northern Soul classic, and I can see why. I always knew that Dexy's had a habit of finding great, but little-known songs to cover, so I'm going to do some more digging and see what other gems are lurking. I can see the Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino broadening my musical horizons over the next few weeks.
In the meantime does anyone know anything about Chuck Wood? There's doesn't seem to be much out there about the man himself...
Monday, 31 August 2009
You get what you pay for!
I've often described those "Eat all you can" buffets as "Chew till you spew", but this seems a bit too literal...
Sunday, 30 August 2009
Friday, 28 August 2009
How to defeat the Klan with humour and bravery
Great clip from an interview with Andrew Denton on ABC.
In 1990 Clary became a born-again Christian and actually teamed up with Reverend Wade Watts from these stories to preach the Gospel and teach against racism.
It doesn't excuse the despicable things Clary did in his youth, but I think we can all learn from how Wade handled the abuse & bigotry.
Thursday, 27 August 2009
Monkey Magic
I can't decide if this is cute or cruel, but at least he (the chimp) seems to be enjoying himself.
Thanks to http://twitter.com/derrenbrown for the heads up!
Monday, 24 August 2009
Saturday, 22 August 2009
Lake Fever Sessions - The Features
Great stuff from their new album, "Some Kind Of Salvation". There are two other live videos from the same session - http://www.lakefeversessions.com/session/the-features/
I think they played some gigs in the UK earlier this year, but somehow I managed to miss them. Hopefully they will be back soon.
In the meantime you can listen to more here: http://www.myspace.com/thefeatures
Enjoy!
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Here's some moron healthcare...
Oh dear. The worrying thing is they really believe you can equate genocide & free healthcare!
Johann Hari did a great piece on this today: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/johann-hari-republicans-religion-and-the-triumph-of-unreason-1773994.html
Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Monday, 17 August 2009
Understanding Automatic Door Fail
You might guess what's coming, but it's still worth the wait!
Wednesday, 29 July 2009
I will stop the office trotter!
I don't need to add anything, just watch the video!
Thanks to @serafinowicz for the heads up.
Monday, 27 July 2009
Friday, 24 July 2009
Britney in subliminal shocker
Sunshine Jones (link above) has posted some great examples of subliminal messages in well known songs when they're played backwards.
Led Zeppelin isn't a surprise, the Eagles sort of makes sense and Queen is slightly unexpected, but Britney?
Of course she must listen to her own songs quite a lot during rehearsals & appearances, so who knows how it affected her over the years. What are the odds on other songs referring to hammers and Philips LadyShave?
Anyway, I've not tried the originals for myself, but it sounds fairly convincing. And there must be other examples. Maybe Bryan Adams' blockbuster "Everything I Do" had a message designed to keep it at number one for months on end. I can think of no other reasonable explanation...
Giant Hands Massage Building
This is very clever and the sequence from around 1:45 with the windows is particularly good.
I wonder what Gail Porter would make of it?
Enjoy!
Thursday, 23 July 2009
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Wednesday, 22 July 2009
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
To me, to you.
Impressive video from Boing Boing, particularly when you think how fast both planes must be moving.
For some reason it also reminded me of several drunken dates from years gone by...
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Man Utd 3 - West Brom 5
A classic match from December 1978 when Albion were one of the best teams in the country, if not Europe. This gives you a taste of what Cunningham was all about.
The booing during the game and Fat Ron's post-match comments show just what players like Cunningham, Regis & Batson had to deal with and how far we've come since then.
Let's hope Bomber Brown & Bryan Robson's shaggy perms remain a thing of the past too!
From Brisbane Road to the Bernabeu
Good article from the BBC: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8149282.stm
I was lucky enough to see Laurie play a few times for West Brom and he had a bit of everything. Pace, skill, balance and a surprising amount of strength. I think the comparison with Cristiano Ronaldo is a good one, although Laurie had better dress sense.
I can also see what people mean about his unfulfilled potential, but perhaps his real legacy was breaking down the racial barriers that existed within football to give us the multicultural game we have today.
RIP Laurie.
Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Things to say during sex
I can recall 12 from one side and 18 from the other. Good and bad are only perceptions of reality, so you don't need to know which is which...
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/14/things-to-say-during.html for the full post
Bard or barred?
I think the government have now sent a clear message to all Indonesian poets that they should take a haiku (sorry!)